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G4723 στείρος (steíros)
Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

barren

Strong's Definition

"sterile"

Derivation: a contraction from G4731 (στερεός) (as stiff and unnatural);

KJV Usage: barren

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

στεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luk_1:7; Luk_1:36; Luk_23:29; Gal_4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for ςΘχΘψ ςΒχΘψΘδ.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

στεῖρα steira 5x barren, incapable of bearing children, Luk_1:7 ; Luk_1:36 ; Luk_23:29 ; Gal_4:27 ; Heb_11:11

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

στεῖρος , -ον , also -α , -ον , [in LXX for H6135 ;] barren: of a woman, Luk_1:7 ; Luk_1:36 ; Luk_23:29 , Gal_4:27 ( LXX ).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

στεῖρος [page 587] barren, of a childless woman in Luk_1:7 al. : for the form see Moulton Gr. ii. pp. 118, 157 f. Στεῖρα , i.e. * στερι̰α , persists unchanged in MGr : see further Boisacq p. 906 f.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

στεῖρος, -ον also -α, -ον, [in LXX for עָקָר ;] barren: of a woman, Luk.1:7, 36 23:29, Gal.4:27" (LXX) .† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

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